Sivert Heltne Nilsen (born 2 October 1991) is a Norwegian

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who currently plays as a

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for

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...

. He has previously played for Hødd,

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, Brann,

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Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spe ...

and

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and has represented his country at youth level.

Club career

Heltne Nilsen started his professional career in Hødd. He started the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final, playing the full match and scoring in the penalty shootout to help his team win its first cup title. In January 2014, Heltne Nilsen moved to Vålerenga. He went to SK Brann in July 2015. In July 2018, Heltne Nilsen moved to Danish Superligaen side AC Horsens. He signed a five-year contract with the club. On 14 August 2019, he was sold to Swedish club

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...

.AC Horsens sælger Sivert Heltne Nilsen til IF Elfsborg
achorsens.dk, 14 August 2019 He rejoined

in 2021 after a short Belgian spell

Career statistics

Honours

Hødd *

Norwegian Football Cup The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football ...

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Brann * Norwegian Football Cup:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heltne Nilsen, Sivert 1991 births Living people Footballers from Bergen Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian men's footballers IL Hødd players Vålerenga Fotball players SK Brann players AC Horsens players IF Elfsborg players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Men's association football midfielders